Building construction



Dec. 22, 1925- 1,566,447

I D. L. THERIAULT BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Original Filed-Sept. 5, 1923 2Shoots- Sheet 1 InvEnraR I DnmEL LTnznimLr Dec; 22, 1925. 1,566,447

D L. THERIAULT BUILDfNG cous'rnugnou Original Filed Sept. 5, 1923 2Shoots-Shoot 2 Patented Dec. 22, 1 925. I

15am?" I UNITED :sr PATENT f 'DANIEL, L. ri-innrAnnr, or CORNWALL,on'rAnro, CANADA.

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

Application filed September 5,119.23, Serial No. ;661,119.Renewed-Augustin,1925.

To all whom it may concemp I Be it known that I, DANIEL L. T RIA LT, aresident of the town of Cornwalhin the Province of Ontario and Dominionof Canada, have invented certain new and'useful Improvements in BuildingConstructions, of

which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in building construction, and theobjects of the invention are to provide an effective and economicalconstruction of this kind that can be used without employing highlyskilled labour, and in which the results obtained will be satisfactoryin every way.

Further objects are to provide'a construction of this kind that will be,to all intents and purposes, fireproof, and which can also be veryrapidly completed.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thecombination and arrangement of parts described in the presentspecification and illustrated by the accompanying drawings that formpart of the same. 1 7

Referring to the drawings, in which like characters of referenceindicatecorresponding parts in each figure, and in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation, partly in section.

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view.

Figure 3 is a section on the line 33, of Figure 1,

Figure Figure l.

Figure 5 is a section on the line 55, of Figure 4. I,

Figure 6 is a perspective detail of the strapping plate.

In the drawings:

The improved construction is shown as applied to an ordinary dwellinghouse, in which it comprises a foundation wallwlO,

4: is a section on the line 4 et, of

preferably as illustrated. of concrete, on Y which is secured a metal orsteel wall plate 11. At each of the wall corners and at spaced intervalstherebetween as may be required, there are embedded in the concretefoundation wall, stay bolts12 formed with flat end portions 13 to retainthem in .the wall, and threaded at their other ends adapted to projectthrough the wall plate 11.

15 are steel uprights or studs designed to be secured on the wall plate'11, by bolts 12 with securing nuts16 and angle plates 17 The studs 15are preferably steel I beams covering of steel and havesecurelyboltedthereon the wooden stripsl8, to which are-adapted tobexsecured on each side to'form the'struoture walls, the pl t s 20 vingboltof spike orifices: .21 therein.

When the plates 20 are 'secured, if the wall structure between the studsor uprights 15 Wlll be hollow, and up to the first floor may be filled,preferably, with sand in order to absorb all the moisture from thefoundation and the surrounding ground. For the sec- 0nd floor and above,the inside of the walls, may have,'instead of the steel plate 20, a

covering of wall board or the like, which can be suitably finished toharmonize with the interior, while the space between the inner coveringof wall board and the outer I plates will form an air space.

For the flooring I beams are also used,

with the wooden strips bolted thereto, the

only difference being that, instead of being laid sideways, they arelaid flat, thus ensuring wooden securing means for the floors.

It will be readily seen from the foregoing that a building constructedon these lines can be very quickly and economically erected. Inputtingup the outer covering of steel plates, provision can be easilymade for the doors and windows, which are subsequently finished off inany well-known manner.

As many changes could be made in the above construction, and manyapparently widely different embodiments of my invention within the scopeof the claims, con- .structed without departing from the spirit or scopethereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the accompanyingspecification and drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and notin a limiting sense. I

What I claim as my invention is:

1. Buildingconstruction of the character described, comprising, incombination, a foundation wall'provided with a metal wall plate havingorifices therein, a plurality of stay bolts sunk in said walls andformed with threaded end portions projecting through the orifices in thewall plates, a plurality of I beams engaging with the stay bolts andextending upwardly to form studs, wooden strips fixedly secured by meansof bolts on saidlI beams, covering comprising a plurality of steelplates having orifices therein and secured to said wooden strips to formhollow walls, and moisture absorbing means for filling the hollow wallsbetween the studs whereby moisture is absorbed.

2. In building structure of the character described comprising incombination with a foundation wall having a steel plate thereon and aplurality of stay bolts sunk in the wall and projecting through saidwall plate, a plurality of'l beams having bolted thereto wooden stripsand engaging with the stay bolts to form studs for the structure, steelplate covering secured to said wooden strips and extending therebetweenon each 15 side to form hollow walls.

3. In building construction of the character described, the combinationwith a foundation wall having a steel plate thereon, of a plurality ofsteel uprights or studs fixedly secured to said plate and provided withwooden strips bolted thereon, metal covering plates secured to saidstrips to form hollow walls between said studs, moisture absorbing meansfor filling the hollow walls for the first floor, said walls being lefthollow 25 thereafter to form an air space.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

DANIEL L. THERIAULT.

